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(Guild Companies) IBM recently gathered a number of journalists to talk about how the data center is changing. The main message was that IBM sees the future as a combination of scale-up SMP servers with mainframe-class features and scale-out blade servers, with grid middleware linking the two into a big, flexible infrastructure. The message was simple and consistent: grid plus blade plus mainframe. But can the iSeries fit into the equation, and does IBM have the will to use it?
(Guild Companies) If you read IBM's announcement letter on September 5, you might have thought that Big Blue raised prices on two entry iSeries Model 800 servers by $4,000. But it turns out that the price hike was a $4,000 misunderstanding, and it may not be as bad as it looks.
(iSeries Network) When pressed on the question of iSeries marketing at COMMON, IBM honchos continually reiterated that Big Blue is making a huge marketing investment in the iSeries. But the investment isn't in advertising or in consumer-directed promotion; IBM is putting its money into the sales channel, where it believes there is the greatest potential for a payoff. This news excites some vendors but depresses others.
(iSeries Network) IBM has been secretive about what to expect when the pSeries and iSeries lines converge, but iSeries chief scientist Frank Soltis dispelled a few rumors during the recent COMMON conference.
(CNET News.com) SSA Global Technologies discussed plans to merge about a dozen overlapping software programs into two main product lines. One line will focus on applications that run on Unix, including applications picked up from its recent acquisition of Baan. The second line will contain business systems that run on OS/400 servers.
(Computerworld) Although Baan was in dire straits before the SSA Global Technologies takeover in June, its new president is predicting that Baan will be profitable again in three months, thanks in part to layoffs. The company has also pushed back the launch of Gemini, its next-generation ERP product, from this month until the second quarter of next year.
(eWeek) Lawson Software announced that it has acquired Apexion Technologies, a company that provides healthcare-surgical-instrument and supply-tracking software. With the acquisition, Lawson hopes to better compete with PeopleSoft, the number-two ERP vendor, which has a partnership with Apexion. The deal, which is still subject to approval from shareholders, should be finalized within the next 45 days.
(Guild Companies) IDC recently awarded IBM the leadership position in revenue market share for the second quarter of 2003, and Gartner analysts seconded that conclusion by awarding Big Blue its own top spot for the quarter.
(InformationWeek) While the Pentagon has been running into opposition on plans to create a database called Terrorism Information Awareness that would be used to combat terrorism, a similar project, called Matrix, is quietly growing with the help of more than a dozen states and $12 million in federal funds.
(InfoWorld) If you are trying to figure out when, where, and why to use an integrated development environment in your shop, you might want to take a gander at this article.
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Vendor Announcements, Promotions, And Deals
(Guild Companies) Bytware introduced StandGuard Anti-Virus, the industry's only native OS/400 virus scanning tool that addresses the problem of viruses infecting OS/400's IFS files, last June. With the latest version of the product, Version 1.1, Bytware has extended the product's virus-detection capabilities to incoming and outgoing e-mail.
(Guild Companies) After providing early support to IBM's iSeries Developer Roadmap, CGC Solutions Group now has a full gamut of roadmap-related offerings, including software tools, WebFacing services, and training to help move RPG programmers forward.
(IBM) IBM released the IBM Host Access Client Package for iSeries Version 4. This latest version includes IBM Personal Communications for Microsoft Windows Version 5.7 and WebSphere Host On-Demand Version 8.
(IBM) IBM has added IBM Personal Communications for Microsoft Windows Version 5.7 and WebSphere Host On-Demand Version 8 to WebSphere Host Integration Solution for IBM eServer iSeries.
(CNET News.com) Storage giant EMC announced new software products aimed at mid-tier storage systems. The new applications, VisualSRM and VisualSAN, are intended to help IT managers at midsized shops administer their storage resources as well as their storage area networks.
(Guild Companies) Mincron announced a new release of JENASYS, the company's RPG-to-Enterprise JavaBeans conversion tool, at the recent COMMON conference. Mincron has expanded the product's compatibility for Web application servers and database management systems, besides WebSphere and DB2 on OS/400.
(eWeek) Supply-chain-management vendor i2 Technologies announced that it has withdrawn its appeal to the Nasdaq stock exchange to reconsider its decision to delist i2's common stock.
(Internet Week) Manhattan Associates announced that it has added new logistical features to the transportation module of its Transportation Management System Suite.
(Guild Companies) Tango/04 Computing Group released VISUAL Control for Windows 8.0, which, among other enhancements, has a number of new graphs for monitoring performance in iSeries logical partitions.
(Guild Companies) After being contacted to write a proof-of-concept tool for an automated testing environment at a Florida OS/400 shop, Worksoft decided to exhibit its Certify test suite at the recent COMMON show. The feedback it received at the show has encouraged the company to further streamline the tool's interaction with the 5250 protocol and to seek new customers.
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New Redbooks, White Papers, and Other OS/400 Resources
(Client Server Development) The AS/400 and SQL reference pages have links to several Web sites with SQL client/server information. There are subsections that provide information about using SQL with OS/400, as well as performance information, tips, procedures, and functions.
(COMMON) The COMMON user group Web site maintains a calendar of events and affiliations and lists upcoming COMMON conferences, local user group meetings, international events, and more.
(IBM) Draft Redbook Lotus Security Handbook describes best practices for building a secure "collaboration" infrastructure using all of IBM's Lotus technologies, not just Notes and Domino. The book also covers general security best practices for any infrastructure.
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Chats, Webinars, Seminars, Shows, and Other Happenings
September -- LANSA is presenting a number of seminars, workshops, and Webinars across North America in its LANSA Solution series. These seminars deal with various LANSA products as well as hot topics for LANSA users. Go to www.lansa.com/events/solutionseries.htm for dates and more information.
September-November -- ASNA holds one-day technical seminars on ASNA Visual RPG for .NET. Seminar locations include St. Louis, Houston, Toledo, Atlanta, Miami, Chicago, Atlantic City, and Guildford, England. For a complete list of seminar topics, locations, and dates, go to www.asna.com/avrintro.
September-November -- Bytware is conducting several workshops to help customers take advantage of the most valuable features of Bytware's monitoring, security, and paging products. There are workshops on MessengerPlus, StandGuard, and MessengerConsole. Go to www.bytware.com/products/workshops.html for more information.
October 1 -- Help/Systems presents an e-conference on what Robot/CLIENT is, how it works, and how your iSeries operation can benefit from using the product. Go to the Help/Systems Web site for more information.
October 8 -- The Cascade 400 User Group will hold its October meeting at the NW Natural Gas Offices in Portland, Oregon. Jackie Jansen, from IBM's ATS Solutions Center for iSeries, will present "Building an eDatamart in 60 minutes or less!!" Go to Cascade 400's Web site for more information.
October 13-17 -- IBM presents an iSeries Technical Conference at the Renaissance Hotel in Orlando, Florida. According to IBM, this twice-annual iSeries event is where technical experts and programmers can get their questions answered by IBM's most knowledgeable Rochester and Toronto gurus. Go to IBM's Web site for more information.
October 17 -- Jeff Elmore, senior technical specialist for the iSeries brand, will present a V5R2 technical overview at the October meeting of the Central Florida Midrange Users Group, at Lee's Lakeside on Lake Eola in Orlando, Florida. For more information, go to the user group's Web site.
October 21 -- The Fairfield AS/400 User Group will present "Application Development Day," a one-day conference featuring some of the best speakers in the iSeries world, including Sharon Hoffman, Bob Cozzi, Al Barsa, Carson Soule, Karen Richner, and Ron Harvey. The conference will take place at the Sheraton Hotel in Danbury, Connecticut. For session agendas or to register, go to the user group's Web site.
October 22 -- The Long Island System Users Group will host a presentation by Karen Richner, a software engineer at IBM Rochester, during its October meeting at the Fox Hollow Inn in Woodbury, New York. Go to the user group's Web site for more information.
October 23 -- IBM's iSeries Nation presents a citizens chat on "Red Hat: new products for iSeries," with Craig Johnson of IBM Rochester and Pete Hnath of Red Hat's Raleigh operation. The two speakers will give an update on Red Hat's latest products for the iSeries. For more information, go to the iSeries Nation home page.
October 23 -- The Midrange User's Group of Western New York will hold its Halloween meeting at Harry's Harbor Place Grille in Buffalo, New York. Mark Mendelson, director of e-business at the Corning Data Center, will speak after dinner. Go to the user group's Web site for more details.
October 28 -- The iSeries-AS/400 Front Range IBM Users Group will host a one-day seminar on "Untangling IT--25 years of lessons in effective IT leadership," presented by Robert S. Tipton. Go to the user group's Web site for more information.
November 6 -- IBM's iSeries Nation will host a citizens chat on the iSeries Developer Roadmap. Doug Fullmer of IBM Dallas will discuss Big Blue's developer roadmap for deploying applications, pointing out where the milestone developments are and showing you where programmers should look for guidance. Go to the iSeries Nation home page for more information.
November 7 -- The Washington Area Midrange Users Group presents its annual JAM technical conference at the University of Maryland, in College Park, Maryland. The conference features in-depth educational sessions presented by nationally recognized experts. The agenda includes a breakfast with iSeries Chief Scientist Dr. Frank Soltis and a luncheon and keynote address by iSeries marketing maverick Malcolm Haines. The cost is $225 for members and $250 for nonmembers. Go to the user group's Web site for more information.
November 11 -- The Central New York User Group will host a presentation on "The iSeries on the Internet" at its November meeting at the Doubletree Club Syracuse in Syracuse, New York. For more information, go to the user group's Web site.
November 18-21 -- EXTOL will host its 2003 user conference at the Pointe Hilton Tapatio Cliffs Resort in Phoenix, Arizona. Go to EXTOL's Web site for more information.
November 19 -- The Long Island System Users Group will host a presentation by Debbie Sauger, technical owner of iSeries and AS/400 backup and recovery for IBM's Rochester labs, at its November meeting in Woodbury, New York. Go to the user group's Web site for more information.
November 20 -- The OMNI User Group, an association of Chicagoland Computer Professionals, will present its 17th annual technical conference at the Wyndham Hotel in Itasca, Illinois. The conference focuses on four educational tracks, featuring 32 sessions on topics such as WebSphere, RPG, Java, XML, Linux, and Eclipse, as well as eight vendor product sessions. Malcolm Haines of IBM will give the keynote address. For more information, go to the conference Web site.
December 4 -- John Quarantello of IBM Dallas will host a citizens chat on "WebSphere Portal Express for iSeries." Now that Portal Express is part of the iSeries Enterprise bundle for Model 825, 870, and 890 hardware orders, Quaranetello will answer many basic questions about what the new Portal Express support means for the average iSeries shop. Go to the iSeries Nation home page for more information.
December 5 -- The Computer Professionals Unlimited Midrange Users Group of Kansas City, Missouri, will present a full-day seminar on "Advanced RPG IV and ILE." The seminar will be presented by OS/400 experts Jon Paris and Susan Gantner and will cost $199 per person. Go to the user group's Web site for more information.
December 10 -- The Long Island System Users Group will host a presentation by Becky Schmeiding, senior software engineer in the IBM Client Access/400 development organization, at its December meeting at the Fox Hollow Inn in Woodbury, New York. For more information, go to the user group's Web site.
March 22-24, 2004 -- The Northeast iSeries-AS/400 User Group will host its spring conference at the Sheraton hotel in Framingham, Massachusetts. The conference will feature a keynote address by Frank Soltis, as well as training sessions and seminars by many award-winning speakers from around the world, including Allison Butterill, Linda Cole, Dick Grenham, Donald Heller, Skip Marchesani, Pete Massiello, and Craig Pelkie. For more details, go to the conference Web site.
April 28-30, 2004 -- ASNApalooza 2004 will be held at the Westin River Walk Hotel in San Antonio, Texas. ASNApalooza is three days of ASNA Visual RPG instruction and technical insight, with an emphasis on RPG development for Microsoft's .NET platform. ASNA is also offering a special registration price of $1200 per person, if you register by Tuesday, September 30. Go to ASNA's Web site for more information.
May 2-6, 2004 -- The COMMON user group presents its spring 2004 conference and expo in San Antonio, Texas. COMMON is the largest and most widely attended of the iSeries-specific conferences. IBM's own experts and many other industry professionals present sessions and hands-on labs. COMMON provides an excellent opportunity to network with fellow professionals, attend a multitude of educational tracks, and get real-world solutions at the vendor expo. Go to COMMON's Web site for more information and to register.
May 19-21, 2004 -- Aldon Computer Group will present its annual user conference in Chicago. Sessions will highlight the practical application of Aldon software, including Affiniti, CMS, and eTEAM. Go to Aldon's Web site for more information.
June 20-22, 2004 -- The COMMON European Congress will present its annual conference in Cardiff, Wales. Initial planning has already commenced, but if you have any ideas for the event, go to the COMMON Europe Web site to see how you can contribute.
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Editor: Joe Hertvik
Managing Editor: Shannon Pastore
Publisher and Advertising Director: Jenny Thomas
Advertising Sales Representative: Kim Reed
If you have a resource, event, or any other interesting item that you want to see publicized in Midrange Monitor, send an e-mail to Joe Hertvik
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